So is HRH's pursuit of SUFC part of a Grand Master Plan?

[Blade58]

Well I don't know, could be the usual bollox we read from time to time, but makes one wonder that if Saudi is diversifying away from dependence on Oil and looking at investing in Sport that we may be a pawn in their game.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foo...-much-bigger-project-time-will-tell-1-9188530

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foo...a-kingdom-s-wider-footballing-plans-1-9188523

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Well I don't know, could be the usual bollox we read from time to time, but makes one wonder that if Saudi is diversifying away from dependence on Oil and looking at investing in Sport that we may be a pawn in their game.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foo...-much-bigger-project-time-will-tell-1-9188530

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foo...a-kingdom-s-wider-footballing-plans-1-9188523

I thought they were moving away from oil and looking at investing more in terrorism and human rights atrocities towards women?

I read that article. I think it's as far-fetched as anything I've read in that rag of a paper. I pity Saudi Arabia if they think that buying stakes in football clubs is going to make up for a shortage of oil!

 

[I should coco]

What would be the point in bunging a few billion across a number of loss making football clubs and hope a few come up trumps

Might as well go to Vegas and stick the whole lot on 32 red.

 

[Bladesway]

Well I don't know, could be the usual bollox we read from time to time, but makes one wonder that if Saudi is diversifying away from dependence on Oil and looking at investing in Sport that we may be a pawn in their game.

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foo...-much-bigger-project-time-will-tell-1-9188530

https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/foo...a-kingdom-s-wider-footballing-plans-1-9188523

Journo looks to fill column inches out of season shock horror.

 

[SUFC Guy]

Slightly off topic.....I'd love to know how this ownership battle is going to pan out. What are the options really?

1. Prince wins - he brings in investors with mega millions?
2. Kev wins - he brings in investors with mega millions?
3. Prince wins - we just trundle along?
4. Kev wins - we just trundle along?
5. They both Kiss and make up - they both bring in mega millions?
6. They both Kiss and make up - we just trundle along?
7. Whoever wins - we have nowt and go backwards (fall back under the pigs again)

Personally I think it will be number 1. - just a feeling. I would love to see CW apply the same ethos and approach with the squad but on a Wolves scale budget.

- but we rarely get what we wish for.

Take your pick

UTB! no matter what!

 

[maidmarion]

Prince wins...
Sacks Wilder and brings in a foreign manager.
Foreign manager brings in expensive signings.
Fails to get into Premiership....he gets sacked, another foreign manager brought in.
May eventually get into Premiership....still shedding out loads of money.
Get relegated....sack manager
New manager brought in......fail to get promotion sack manager.
Parachute payments run out.....Prince loses interest.....

Meanwhile, the fans have started supporting the real United of Sheffield....

Omg.....

 

[SUFC Guy]

Prince wins...
Sacks Wilder and brings in a foreign manager.
Foreign manager brings in expensive signings.
Fails to get into Premiership....he gets sacked, another foreign manager brought in.
May eventually get into Premiership....still shedding out loads of money.
Get relegated....sack manager
New manager brought in......fail to get promotion sack manager.
Parachute payments run out.....Prince loses interest.....

Meanwhile, the fans have started supporting the real United of Sheffield....

Omg.....

or....

Prince wins...
Backs Wilder to the hilt
We buy every fker out there
Championship winners 2018/2019
Premiership winners 2019/2020
Champions League winners 2020/2021

Prince says "told yer so!"

*oh and we buy all of the piggies best players and then loan them out to Chesterfield for nowt!

 

[broomhillblade]

Bladettes in burkas... I can't wait.

 

[Rodley]

Bladettes in burkas... I can't wait.

Might make it easier to get in if you have a banning order.

 

[Ldn_Rd_Blades]

If the prince was backed by the governments billions why would he be quibbling over a few million with McCabe?

 

[8lade]

Can't even be bothered with looking at the article about something I suggested ages ago. Anybody who has been to Arabia will already realise that the respective heirarchy's out their are intelligently branching out into other forms of income generation and as was pointed out at the time football club ownership is just way to unstable a way of guaranteeing a long term return on investment (short term which was always the prince's motive has it's possibilities).

 

[Blade58]

If the prince was backed by the governments billions why would he be quibbling over a few million with McCabe?

tight arses?

 

[wizadry]

If the prince was backed by the governments billions why would he be quibbling over a few million with McCabe?

Most people get rich by being the tightest twats alive.

 

[wizadry]

tight arses?

Great minds!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

If the prince was backed by the governments billions why would he be quibbling over a few million with McCabe?

If he’s a Prince I’m a Sultan, and my wife’s a Sultana!

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Slightly off topic.....I'd love to know how this ownership battle is going to pan out. What are the options really?

1. Prince wins - he brings in investors with mega millions?
2. Kev wins - he brings in investors with mega millions?
3. Prince wins - we just trundle along?
4. Kev wins - we just trundle along?
5. They both Kiss and make up - they both bring in mega millions?
6. They both Kiss and make up - we just trundle along?
7. Whoever wins - we have nowt and go backwards (fall back under the pigs again)

Personally I think it will be number 1. - just a feeling. I would love to see CW apply the same ethos and approach with the squad but on a Wolves scale budget.

- but we rarely get what we wish for.

Take your pick

UTB! no matter what!

I think it’s number 6.

The new season will start with nothing resolved. Then when we get promoted to the Prem this time next season all hell will break loose.

The Prince will strike first blow with a scimitar. Kev will disable him with a swift lob of a Werthers original to his eyeball. And whilst he’s reeling from that, Chris will concuss him with a stale chicken Balti pie.

 

[SUFC Guy]

I think it’s number 6.

The new season will start with nothing resolved. Then when we get promoted to the Prem this time next season all hell will break loose.

The Prince will strike first blow with a scimitar. Kev will disable him with a swift lob of a Werthers original to his eyeball. And whilst he’s reeling from that, Chris will concuss him with a stale chicken Balti pie.

I knew I should have added more options

 

[Grappler]

I am still not sure why The Prince bought into that Belgian club?

 

[Iceybabey]

Vision 2030 will see the Saud's (as in the Royal family, mainly MBS and his dad) make major money from the pilgrimage. Makkah is being gentrified and the Saud family have opened the doors to capitalism. Makkah is becoming known as a Muslim Las Vegas.

 

[The Crab]

I am still not sure why The Prince bought into that Belgian club?

Some sort of evil plot?